Rajendra Prasad (3 December February 1963 ) was the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962 A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. He was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress during the Bombay session in October He again became the president when Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose resigned in On 8 August Congress passed the Quit India Resolution in Bombay which led to the arrest of many Indian leaders. After the formation of Interim Government of 12 nominated ministers under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 September he was allocated the Food and Agriculture department, He was elected by the President of Constituent Assembly on 11 December 1946. On 17 November 1947 he became Congress President for a third time after J. B. Kripalani submitted his resignation.